Fun ways to brainstorm new selling ideasSelling Power Share If your salespeople don't ordinarily brainstorm innovations on their own, your next sales meeting would be a great time to introduce them to the power of creative thinking. To help unlock your team's minds and release all the great ideas within, give these tricks a try at your next meeting.More

5-step model for killer content marketing strategyClickZ Share Content marketing has become a hot topic among search and social media marketers during the past year. According to a recent survey, content marketing now represents 33 percent of total marketing
budgets, with social media, e-newsletters and blogs topping the list of tactics.More

Innovative mobile marketing campaigns to learn from Sourcebits via Mashable Share "Mobile marketing" used to just refer to phones, but that's no longer the case. These days, you could be referring to an iPad or maybe no phone at all. Your marketing campaign could be embedded in an app, QR code, Facebook link or maybe a combination of all three.
As the definition of mobile evolves, marketers have an opportunity to stake out some new turf — the segment is so new that no rulebook exists yet. Because of the
open-ended nature of the technology, there are really no limits to your ideas.More

How to attract, retain customersDuct Tape Marketing Share Far too often marketers spend all of their attention on the chase and the sale and not enough on the retain and remarkable experience. The funny thing is if you get great at the later, the former will take care of itself. More

10 things to do instead of PowerPointForbes Share The bad news: There are thousands of presentations every day, everywhere around the world. Most of them use PowerPoint, badly, as speaker notes, with more words or numbers on each slide than anyone can read.
The results are predictably boring — no, excruciating — for their hapless audiences. That's human misery on a massive scale.
The good
news: In an effort to make the world a better place, here are 10 things to do instead of PowerPoint.More

Tips to earn more referrals and repeat businessSelling Power Share Many salespeople get addicted to chasing opportunities and the high that comes with closing a deal. But beware the closing addict: Often, such reps sacrifice lasting success by pursuing short-term gains. A great and lasting relationship with a customer isn't something that's just handed to you. You have to earn it. Follow these tips to help customers see you as a partner rather than just another business interaction.More

Shift your mindset, save your businessEntrepreneur
Share Finding ways to socialize can prove invaluable for small business owners who want to make a comeback from pre-recession levels. Here are five steps to see your company in a new way — and make a comeback.More